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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 4/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SEATTLE  WALKER )
 
TEXAS  GALLARDO )
+1.5  -200

-1.5  +170
+105

-115

9un
 
3
Final
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SEATTLE (7 - 11) at TEXAS (7 - 11)
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Monday, 4/27/2015 8:05 PM
TAIJUAN WALKER (R) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
973SEATTLE+105Ov 8.5,-125-105Ov 9,+100
974TEXAS-115Un 8.5,+105-105Un 9,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SEATTLE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-11-7.210-83.70.2370.2880.4000.6884.90.2580.3260.3950.722
Road Games2-4-1.95-14.20.2070.2590.3800.6396.70.3170.3870.4630.850
vs Right-handed Starters6-7-3.87-63.80.2380.2830.4160.6994.20.2400.3080.3680.676
Past 7 Games3-4-3.24-34.40.2530.3130.4150.7285.30.2520.3250.3880.713
Grass Games7-11-7.210-83.70.2370.2880.4000.6884.90.2580.3260.3950.722
Night Games3-10-107-62.80.2250.2700.3720.6424.80.2530.3220.4010.723
Division6-6-27-53.80.2490.3020.3890.6915.00.2610.3190.4070.726
SEATTLE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2370.28818612145272230.400654413471101215125
Road Games4.20.2070.25962134440110.3802315541333450
Righty Starters3.80.2380.28313442105242170.41647289777410995
SEATTLE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.921.53262302759136553-55455.6%
Road Games4.321.72025121230013182-22250%

TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-11-1.99-83.90.2100.2810.3270.6084.80.2820.3460.4230.769
Home Games2-4-2.13-24.00.2250.2980.3570.6555.20.2770.3400.4420.781
vs Right-handed Starters5-6+0.24-64.20.2100.2730.3400.6133.60.2600.3240.4040.728
Past 7 Games2-5-2.23-44.40.2080.2960.3040.6004.90.3010.3680.4350.803
Grass Games7-11-1.99-83.90.2100.2810.3270.6084.80.2820.3460.4230.769
Night Games5-7-0.74-73.20.1950.2650.2960.5614.10.2730.3370.3970.734
Division6-10-2.28-73.70.2080.2770.3210.5984.80.2890.3540.4370.791
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2100.28118615129311130.32764611291313212171911
Home Games4.00.2250.29862134814140.3572222455502577
Righty Starters4.20.2100.273113537420180.3404131751063111096
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.501.47272373674532622-32433.3%
Home Games3.521.30530.7121228212200-100100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SEATTLE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015PAXTON(L)@ LA DODGERSMCCARTHY(R)5-6L1107 ovO610970
4/14/2015IWAKUMA(R)@ LA DODGERSHUFF(L)5-6L-1157.5 unO101011290
4/15/2015WALKER(R)@ LA DODGERSANDERSON(L)2-5L1207.5 unU8719101
4/17/2015HAPP(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)1-3L-1607 ovU861760
4/18/2015HERNANDEZ(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)3-1W-2006.5 ovU1190250
4/19/2015PAXTON(L)TEXASDETWILER(L)11-10W-1657 unO1712213100
4/20/2015IWAKUMA(R)HOUSTONWOJCIECHOWSKI(R)5-7L-2057.5 evO10101931
4/21/2015WALKER(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)3-6L-1257 unO7419100
4/22/2015HAPP(L)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)3-2W-1607.5 evU74010100
4/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)2-0W-2006.5 evU641551
4/25/2015PAXTON(L)MINNESOTAMAY(R)5-8L-1507.5 unO85310110
4/26/2015ELIAS(L)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)2-4L-1457.5 unU6809121
4/27/2015WALKER(R)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
4/28/2015HAPP(L)@ TEXASDETWILER(L) 
4/29/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L) 
4/30/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/1/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/2/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/3/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/4/2015 @ LA ANGELS  

TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015DETWILER(L)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)3-6L+1209 ovP75012101
4/14/2015MARTINEZ(R)LA ANGELSRUCINSKI(R)8-2W+1059 ovO1171780
4/15/2015RANAUDO(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)2-10L+1159 unO6811380
4/17/2015GALLARDO(R)@ SEATTLEHAPP(L)3-1W1507 ovU760861
4/18/2015LEWIS(R)@ SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)1-3L1856.5 ovU2501190
4/19/2015DETWILER(L)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)10-11L1557 unO1310017122
4/21/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ ARIZONAANDERSON(R)7-1W1309 ovU8527103
4/22/2015GALLARDO(R)@ ARIZONABRADLEY(R)5-8L1008.5 evO763850
4/24/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)2-3L1608 unU340881
4/25/2015LEWIS(R)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L)1-4L1357.5 unU8100860
4/26/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)5-4W1458 ovO914115142
4/27/2015GALLARDO(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R) 
4/28/2015DETWILER(L)SEATTLEHAPP(L) 
4/29/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/1/2015 OAKLAND  
5/2/2015 OAKLAND  
5/3/2015 OAKLAND  
5/4/2015 @ HOUSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations.
TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (SEATTLE-TEXAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mariners-Rangers Preview* ==========================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Seattle (7-11) at Texas (7-11), 8:05 p.m. EDT

The Texas Rangers are hoping their latest effort at the plate is the start of an offensive turnaround, and a three-game set with the Seattle Mariners could be just what they need.

The Rangers look to take advantage of one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball Monday night when they try to win back-to-back games for the first time this year against the Mariners.

Texas (7-11) owns the lowest batting average in the majors at .211, but it showed some signs of life in Sunday's 5-4, 11-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers collected nine hits after batting .198 while scoring eight runs during a three-game skid.

"We had a couple of tough ones in this series. So to be able to scratch that one out and grind it out to the end and take a win home to start the homestand is going to be nice," said first baseman Mitch Moreland, who had three hits and two RBIs.

Leonys Martin has turned around his sluggish start. The center fielder hit .343 during the 3-5 road trip after going 6 for 42 through his first 10 games.

Martin had two hits Sunday, including a leadoff homer in the 11th for his first of the season.

"It was nice to see Leonys get the ball up in the air and out of the ballpark, and nice to see that these guys' efforts were rewarded," manager Jeff Banister said. "It should give us some confidence."

Martin should have plenty against Seattle (7-11) since he's 17 of 33 over the past eight matchups, including 6 of 13 in three this year.

The Rangers dropped two of three at Seattle earlier this month. They're hoping to at least reverse that in Arlington against a Seattle staff that ranks among the worst in baseball with a 4.47 ERA, with its rotation compiling a 4.81 mark - 1.33 higher than last season.

The Mariners' offense didn't help Sunday, going 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position while the bullpen gave up two runs in the 11th in a 4-2 loss to Minnesota.

Taijuan Walker (0-2, 10.66 ERA) gets the ball looking to build on his best performance of the season. The right-hander allowed one run and matched his career high with eight strikeouts in 5 1-3 innings before the bullpen wasted his effort, yielding five runs in the eighth of a 6-3 loss to Houston on Tuesday.

Walker surrendered 14 runs in 7 1-3 innings over his first two starts.

"I thought he was outstanding," manager Lloyd McClendon told MLB's official website Tuesday. "He did exactly what I thought he was going to do."

Walker is making his first start against the Rangers. He allowed one hit while getting the final four outs of a 1-0 loss at Texas on Sept. 7.

The Rangers will counter with Yovani Gallardo (2-2, 3.92), who looks to bounce back from an 8-5 loss at Arizona on Wednesday. The right-hander was hammered for five runs - three earned - and six hits in five innings after winning his two previous starts, including six scoreless innings of a 3-1 win at Seattle on April 17.

Gallardo has struggled with Nelson Cruz, who is 5 for 5 with two homers off him.


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